Pinellas County Utilities
Water Quality Division, Grease Management Program
Food Service Establishment Permit Application
SECTION A: INTRODUCTION
Your efforts as a Food Service Establishment partner will help us achieve the goal of
minimizing the accumulation of grease and food solids in our sanitary sewer system. This
commitment results in fewer sewer blockages and sanitary sewer overflows. The reduction in
overflows reduces public health nuisances and environmental degradation, and lowers the
cost of damage associated with sewer back-ups and sewer system maintenance.
• The Pinellas County Utilities Grease Management Program was established to keep Fats, Oils
and Grease (FOG) out of the sanitary sewer system. Pinellas County’s Grease Waste Ordinance,
Section 126-606, requires Food Service Establishment (FSE) within Pinellas County Utilities
retail or wholesale sewer service areas to obtain an annual permit. Grease Manage Program
personnel perform inspections at FSE’s to ensure compliance with the Grease Waste
Ordinance and to confirm grease removal devices are properly cleaned/pumped to keep FOG
out of the sanitary sewer system.
• Please select type/size of Trap or Interceptor at the FSE and note the associated annual permit
fee: [ ] Grease Trap – 50 gallons or less ($115.00)
[ ] Grease Interceptor – Greater than 50 gallons ($140.00)
• The Food Service Establishment will be mailed an invoiced for the annual permit fee.
(Do Not Send a Check with the application.)
• Regulatory requirements for FSE’s include weekly cleanings of 50 gallon or less grease traps,
and a monthly complete pump out of grease interceptors greater than 50 gallons.
• Please complete and return the Food Service Establishment Permit Application within
ten (10) days, of receipt (DATE: ____________________________________ ) and include the following:
1. Copy of water bill (if available)
2. Copy of last pump out receipt from registered hauler
Mail the completed application to:
Pinellas County Utilities, Water Quality Division
Grease Management Program
1620 Ridge Rd S, Bldg. A
Largo, FL 33778
-or-
Scan the completed application and email to: UTLGMP@pinellascounty.org
• If you have any questions or want to talk with a Grease Management Program Inspector please
contact them at (727) 582-2379. You can also go to the Pinellas County Utilities website at
www.pinellascounty.org/utilities/grease.htm for more information.
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